Jay Bruce vs. Cleo Smith — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Cleo Smith
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IISecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jay Bruce and Cleo Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .713) and slugging (.467 vs .379). Cleo Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 vs .321). By the career numbers, Jay Bruce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and Cleo Smith

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1650
149.07
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
115
144.96
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
476
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5964
538.83
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
417
525.63
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
143.7
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
108.4
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.17
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.08
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.04
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.29
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58.74
74.05
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
158
199.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
191.6
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
839
75.8
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
88.24
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
56
70.59
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1471
132.9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
153.78
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868.3
78.45
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.78
81.65
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.53
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.64
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.52
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
238
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.47
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.16
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.13
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
23.95
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
9.49
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
23.95
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61.9
61.9
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Cleo Smith

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.12
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1524
1.02
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.03
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2791
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
930.1
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
2.27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.01
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.2
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.39
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.58
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3535
2.35
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.21
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
91.38
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.04
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0